Reversible bracket and shield for double-shade rolls



W. H. FORSE; JR

REVERSIBLE BRACKET AND SHIELD FOR DOUBLE SHADE ROLLS rum .Ilarch 2s 81925 0&- 27 1925 1,558,858

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A TTORNEYS Patented Oct. 27,

I UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. ronsE, JR,

or] ANDERSON, INDIANA.

fREVERSIBLE BRACKETANI) smsnn F011-JDOUBLE-SHADERGLLS Application'filed March 28,1925. serial 19,073.

T all whom it may concern: a

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM H;"Fons1:, J12, a citizen of the Unite'd States, and a resident of Anderson, county of Madison,

and State of Indiana, have invented a oer-- t'ain new and useful Reversible Bracket and Shield for Double-Shade Rolls; and :I do

hereby declare that the following'is .a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a don'ble roller shade and. light shield construction and is an improvement upon the copen'ding application Serial No. 737,833, filed September 15th, 1924, in turn an improvement upon Patent No.'1,50'9,644, dated September 28 1924. j

The chief object of the invention is to construct a bracket in such a manner that a pair of identical reversible brackets is suiiicient to support a; pair of roller shades and a combination shade guardand, light shield in the general arrangement shown in the expired patent to A. S. Berth-No. 606,468, dated? June 28, 1899-. j

There are two chief features in the present invention and these are first the formation of the bracket such that. it provides clearance for the projecting ends oftheshades and it also masks the joint between the light shield and the bracket.

The second. chief feature of the present invention consists in the formation of the bracketsuch that a socket. orpoc'ket is pro vided adapted to receive combination sl'ra'de guard and light shield, which at its ends is provided with an abutment for limiting themo'vement of the shield in two opposite directions. Q

Minor features of the invention relate to the combination of the foregoing chief features with" other features heretofore disclosed. in the Patent No. 1,509,644, dated Sept. 23, 19243 and copend-ing application which may be briefly summarized as, identity of construction" of two brackets required; reversibility of the brackets corollary of the foregoing) arrangement of each bracket whereby it may be attached to the front face of a window casing or the side face thereof as required, or to both 'aces.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims. a 4 I I In the-drawings- Fig.- 1 is a top plan view of one corner of a multiple window casing having considerable depth, a pair of identical and, reversibleshade and light shield s-upprting brackets secured thereto, a shade roll and light shield. Fig-2 isa front e'leva tional view of the foregoing.- Fi-g. is a front view of the light shie'lch Fig. 4; is an end elevational view thereof. Fig. 5 is a front View of the identical jand reversible bracket. Fig-6 is a side elevationof the same. H i

In the drawings} 10"indica-tes' a window casing having the side portions 11 of considerabledepth. As shown the drawings, the left hand bracket indicatedgenerally by thenumeral 12 issecured-to the side ofthe casing 11'- by a screw 13 or similar means. Theright hand bracket similarlyindicated by tl-re numeral 1 2, is similarly secured by suitablemean-s such as the similar screw 1-3, to the face of the casing. From a description hereinafter to be given ofthe brackets it will noted that the" brackets 12 are identical. Each shade 1t' includes a cylindrical end- 15am a flattened end 16. A pair of shades 14 are herein shown positioned in spaced and parallel relatioin-tlre spacing between said shades being covered by light shield 17.- The light shield 17 includes; a central longitudinally extending corrugated portion 117 which serves as a reinforcement or stiffener and prevents saggingorwarpi-ng of the same. Preferably the shield is formed from sheet metal and when thu-s formed' witlrthe corrugated portion thesame may be i'n'ade from rel'a trvely thin gage material.-

' Reference will now be had'to Figs.- 5 and 6', wherein the identical and reversible bracket is shown in detail. Herein the body portion 1 8 of the-bracket is shown provided with a lateral projecting portion 19 including theea'rs 20,- said ears being apertured at 21' to'receivesi'iitable securing means such as shown at 13'- inythe right hand corner of Fig. 1; The body portion 18 is provided at both extremities adjacent the' cars witlr extensions 22-,similarly provided with apertures 23 adapted to receive suitable securing means such as indicated at 13 in the left hand portion of Fig. 1. The body portion 18 is further provided with a plurality of projections, and herein a pair are so illustrated in spaced relation with each other and with the lateral portion 19. Said projections are indicated by the numeral 24:.

As shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2, the light shield 17 is receivable in the groove defined by the projections 24; and the lateral portion 19. Movement of the shield through the groove in either direction is limited by the engagement of the corrugated portion 117 either with the upper or lower edges of the lower or upper projection 2 1. Lateral movement in said groove of said light shield is prevented by the inturning of said projections 24 as shown in Fig. 1, so that said light shield is maintained in engagement with the portion 19 or the ears 20.

The body portion 18 is reduced at 25 to provide clearance whereby access may be had to the opening 21. The body portion 18 is provided with an offset portion 26, and said offset portion is herein shown positioned substantially parallel to the lateral portion 19. Likewise, the same terminates substantially in a plane parallel to the body portion 18, and includes the centers of the apertures 21. The offset portion 26 is connected to the shade supporting portion 27 which includes a pair of ears 28 adapted to lie in substantially the same plane. One ear 28 includes a central opening 29, while the other ear 28 includes a rectangular opening 30 inclined to both the horizontal and vertical. Access to this rectangular opening is had by an arcuate channel 31 which has one wall intersecting the outer wall of the opening so as to provide sharp projecting corners, and the other wall merging with an end wall of said socket, the general direction of the curved channel being substantially horizontal or transverse to the body 18 and the offset portion 26.

The central opening 29 is adapted to receive the cylindrical end 15 of the shade, while the arcuate channel 31 and the rectangular opening is adapted to receive the rectangular or flattened end 16 of the shade. It will be readily understood that a pair of said brackets faced towards each other provide one rectangular end receiving socket, and one cylindrical end receiving socket for each shade, the shades being supported in superposed, spaced and parallel relation by the aforesaid brackets.

The invention claimed is:

1. The combination with a plurality of roller shades, of a relatively rigid shade guard and light shield strip including a reinforcement and abutment forming longitudinally extending corrugated portion at each end, and a pair of brackets each having sockets for supporting said shades and a pair of groove forming projecting portions for securing said strip, said abutment forming corrugation being positioned be tween said groove forming projections for limiting movement of the shield in opposite directions in one groove.

2. A device of the character described in claim 1 characterized by the corrugated portion extending from end to end of said strip.

3. A device of the character described in claim 1 characterized by the corrugated portion being spaced substantially mid-Way of the shield for reversibility.

4. A device of the character described in claim 1, characterized by the corrugated portion being spaced substantially mid-way oi the shield for reversibility and extending from end to end of the strip.

5. The combination with a plurality of roller shades having projecting ends, of a light shield and shade guard associated therewith for the purpose described, and a pair of brackets, each bracket including a plurality of laterally extending parallel groove forming portions, a connecting portion integral with said laterally extending portions and forming a groove therewith for receiving said light shield, a shade supporting portion, and an offset portion con necting the shade supporting portion and the lateral extension connecting portion for shade end clearance and shield mounting masking.

6. A device of the character described in claim 5 characterized by said brackets being arranged for anchorage in either of two transverse planes.

7. A device of the character described in claim 5 characterized by said shade sup porting portion including an open and a closed shade receiving socket, the latter being arranged for reversible positioning whereby the brackets may be identical.

8. A device of the character described in claim 5 characterized by said shade suppor ing portion including an open and a closed shade receiving socket, the latter being arranged for reversible positioning whereby the brackets may be identical, said brackets being arranged for anchorage in either of two transverse planes when either are normally or reversely positioned.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto atiixed my signature.

lVILLIAM H. FORSE, JR. 

